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FINE SUR COGNIZANCE DE DROIT COME CEO QUE IL AD DE SON DONE

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Term: FINESUR COGNIZANCE DE DROIT COME CEO QUE IL AD DE SON DONE

Definition: A legal term that refers to a type of conveyance where the defendant acknowledges in court that they have already given the property to the cognizee. This type of conveyance is called a fine upon acknowledgment of the right, as that which he has of his gift. It is the most common type of fine of conveyance and is used to convey a clean and absolute freehold, giving the cognizee a seisin in law without an actual livery. This type of fine is called a fine executed, whereas the others are but executory.

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When someone acknowledges their right to a property, it is called a "fine sur cognizance de droit, come ceo que il ad de son done". This was a common way of transferring property ownership in the past. The person who was giving up the property (called the deforciant) would acknowledge in court that they had already given the property to the new owner (called the cognizee). This was done instead of physically giving the property to the new owner. This type of transfer was called a "fine" and was used instead of a livery of seisin.

An example of a "fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done" would be if John wanted to give his house to Jane. Instead of physically giving her the house, John would go to court and acknowledge that he had already given the house to Jane. This would transfer ownership of the house to Jane.

Another example would be if a father wanted to give his land to his son. The father would acknowledge in court that he had already given the land to his son, and this would transfer ownership of the land to the son.

The examples illustrate how a "fine sur cognizance de droit come ceo que il ad de son done" was used to transfer ownership of property. Instead of physically giving the property to the new owner, the previous owner would acknowledge in court that they had already given the property to the new owner. This was a common way of transferring property ownership in the past and was used instead of a livery of seisin.

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snow
20:31
I agree with dk ^
madollyy
20:31
Got it, thank you. I don't think there is much I can do for my GPA now since I only have 1 semester left for ug but I definitely will be studying my butt off for the LSAT.
Dkk
20:32
Nice!
madollyy
20:32
I really appreciate your advice, guys <3 Wishing you luck on your endeavors!
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:32
@madollyy: is that your CAS GPA?
madollyy
20:33
That's what's on my transcript! I haven't done that one yet tbh. I get mostly A's, some B's. Got dragged down a bit too much from one D in my first semester though ><
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:34
do you have any A+’s? that could help your gpa!
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:36
bc LSAC recalculates A+ to 4.3
madollyy
20:39
Noo :( Unfortunately. I'm surprised that I don't, there were definitely some classes that I remember scoring 98-100% but it doesn't show on my transcript
madollyy
20:41
Acutally
madollyy
20:41
My university does not list A+
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:42
yeah my university’s the same way, so frustrating! still a great GPA and with a killer LSAT score you’ll be good to go :)
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:42
if you have the means, I’ve heard private tutoring is the way to go
madollyy
20:44
Fingers crossed! I mean I'd be so so glad to go to law school period, but I am a bit of an overachiever. Dream is Berkeley rn, but I'm of course happy to go anywhere that lines up with my plans. And is kind enough with scholarships lol
madollyy
20:44
I'll have to see if my parents are willing to support that. I'm living on my own but ik if it'd help me they'd be willing to help
JumpySubsequentDolphin
20:47
who knows, you might not even need a tutor! Take a diagnostic and see where you stand :)
Dkk
21:03
@madollyy: yeah that happend to me too with my community college transcript. You can try calling to see if they can alter your transcript but like mine would not do it.
Dkk
21:04
Ask @babycat to tutor you @madollyy
cat food is expensive tho
21:09
I HOPW THAT ISNT REAL
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: I would push back on this. I think for the vast majority of people LSAT tutoring is unnecessary.
21:09
oh its from nov 12 phew
21:09
i was about to have a heart attack
21:09
at the berk decision lmao
@madollyy: I focus on bringing your GPA up as much as possible in the last semester because once you graduate you cannot change that. So don't study for the LSAT next semester if you think that would impair your ability to get straight A's. As for LSAT studying, I would recommend LSAT Demon (ik controversial), the Loophole, and Reading Comp Hero.
*I would focus
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:11
@texaslawhopefully: oh I’m not sure hahaha im just basing off of my friend who got a tutor bc she was rly struggling and it seemed like it helped her!
Yeah, that's fair! For some people it can help a lot. I'm just saying in general I don't think it is necessary unless you are trying to finetune a very specific area (or get to the high 170s because that is another thing in and of itself) OR are just terrible at the test. I tutor the test and I find that most people can improve just as much through self-study.
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:13
that makes sense for sure
JumpySubsequentDolphin
21:13
i think for her it was a lack of discipline more than anything else tbh. she could not get herself to meaningfully study on her own
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